Issue - meetings

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Enforcement and Transport presented the report of the Director: Neighbourhood & Enforcement Services.

The purpose of the report was to approve the consultation for the proposed hackney carriage fares and charges. The hackney carriage fares and charges had not been reviewed since 2011, and due to the ongoing cost of the living crisis, the Council had received a number of requests for the policy to be reviewed. The proposals would be subject to public consultation.

RESOLVED that -

(a)  The advertising of the proposed hackney carriages fares and charges be approved;

(b)  Authority be delegated to the Director: Neighbourhood & Enforcement, in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee, to take all necessary steps to undertake any consultation and introduce any revised fares and charges structure;

(c)  Authority be delegated to the Licensing Committee to undertake any future reviews, amendments and implementation of revised hackney carriage fares and charges.